The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20

lions And our own exr erience in later years ad.
iBaui-h Won 10 caution in Your deliberations ana
enqctments il you would avoid confusion and per
II &C mrs 10 me that your first duty should he TO
provide by law for a thorough and exact cltsslhca
ton of these lands so as ia enable the olhGtr OF
authority charged with their management and thelr
utilization to be informed of the character ana
value of the land or any particular tract sought OS
the purchaser. The state should adopt IN some
manner the business methods and principles OF lh-
diydual owners who generally take care to intorm
themselves of the condition, advantages and quar-
ity Of their lands before accepting an oier OF puI
chase. go
without such information the state will always
be at a disadvantage in dealing with purchasers,
which disadvantage cannot lie overcome by h&ln9
by law absolute or arbitrary valuation 10 dlHef
ent classes of public lands wtout regard 70 thelr
situation or locality. After their ClaSsln'atloh
aud minimum valuation has been determined,
which should he subject to pnbhc lnsptctlo IN
the general land Office, some discretion should De
lett with the commissioner in making sales TO pro
ect the state and the special funds to which the
land belongs, by preventing purchasers from ap,
propriatlng any particular section or fractional
section to the impairment or prevention OF safes
of contiguous sections of less value. Simple
methods of application tor purchase should be
vided and long credits extended at low rates OF
interest In the matter of leases of grazing lands,
the lessee is entitled to absolute security under the
term of his lease, and the state as lessor Is JOINTLY
interested in granting this stability as an en-
enlargement to leases Inc rental shoulG De liA q
by law and the application Tor lease Should De al,
dressed to the commissioner OF the general lana
office, who should be charged with the duty OF eX'
eCuting all leases and the collection of all rents
This officer should also be vested with authority to
withdraw from lease all the public lands Of any
particular county when satisfied that these lands
are in demand for the purposes OF actual settle
ment, and some Latitude should b? left with him in
matters of lease, by which he could conform his
action to hat of adjacent land owners for 1t must
be remembered that most Of these lands lie in al
ternate sections with the lands of individuals and
of corporations, and these parties, by reason
of the situation, may even have it in their
power TO thwHrt the efforts of the commissioners,
and to defeat the most careful enactment by adverse
action. In addition to this suggest revision Of
our laws prohibiting the use and Occupa ion OF
these lands without authority. Our present laws
upon this subject seem to have failed in the accom-
piishment of their Legislative purpose, chiefly by
reason of the fact that public sentiment in the par
tiCuar localities appears to nave been adverse 10
their execution and the earnest and persistent ell
forts of our law officers to protect the state nave
proven almost barren of results. There is neither
necessity nor wisdom in consuming valuable time
AZ public expense in leyising system of leases II
the open and defiant use of these lands without
paving therefor is to be continued. And in order
to hope for any revenue from these lands we must
take that the lands shall not be used without
payment. If it be true that the present state of
public opinion in the locality OF these lands Is such
as to prevent proper execution of the law, or II
the situation in these localities is such from any
other cause will prevent the state from securing
rtyyi;StnL tho drtv u.iIi hn davoIved nnon Won tn
] NV ia,, f,r 6rosarnriNns md le%al nrocaed
b., ~, ti,or Iocaiitas yvhara tha state can secure
| nv ri,,h1s No matter how di.tastefpl such .)ro
| cedure may be to our sentiments or our prejudCes
| vben cnnfrontad with such an alternative | have
hesitation in saying that the issue involved Is
~ sentiment And the laws sh0uld he eyecmfnd Nv
bota nnicars If nrarfirabia INT less thpy
must be executed.
My information is that in many of the older or
| cd init
iva trocts of tbs Du5Iic land which are AT present
and have been unsaanble 10 sptlers and doubtless
viii ba fnr InnT years to come. and bang isolated
%adias dotocGa from Othsr nnbIr lands ara only
dasirobIa Nv those already c6ntignons They have
bann an tho market and ara nonts left altar the
rI1and Selections Of ali thnt ,vara rnnsidarad val
uable, And is not deemed material that they
Shord ba held suhiect 10 the restriction "a TO SCI
tIament NV hora tids spttlars
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voted
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- 2ar;Drs on,Lorrossr,nnts onJ 5arrassinyr
sl,arcias ITnder ayistiny COMMUNICATION 5cbedmie
rts he carnnt roach nToftahIa rnarl,at With tha
nrcdnct of hia herd bv railway and If he resorts IN
tbe Lone and eynansiys overland drive ba scarcely
tba horder nf his own state before he is VIZ
t,n,i1ad Nv The eyartinns M ieaInma ana HOSTILE
ueiahborinG states tbrourh the agency Of nuaran-
tin5 and insnaction Laws and Tyhan ut iast ba
cnachas market after snhmirtinr m ali tbasa i'm
nrstions he talis an oasy nrev into tha hands nf
merciIlss monpyed syruica,es who leave him no
alternative but to sell his stock at their own terms
ne state VIII NOT sen mn iahQ upon when 10
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OF ms business. anu III aqaltttn 70 tis LUIS sIeat
industry Is now set4oUsl! IuIe@eheu WIN an INV
SION ul tiIe IaIal plaSue VI Pg.lI" PIIeEulouId'
Is Slattd ny cohpetenl au'uHIItE llat over Nv,
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huIhGer t'dt nav oeTn APoSeu 70 tne CohtaSloh
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II Is luItLer sGIu NAV Lu4lduu mas 10 over
Slo,OUO,IUJ worm from lhe taNages OF pleuro
pneumonia, whlle the lmportalOn OF one injected
COW caused the destruction OF SiOJUO9,OUC Wprth
OF cattle - Australia IN a very snort ume'
1t would be difficult to compute the loss from the
disastrous consequences when would necessarily
follow should theIe De an uutOreak OF TINS plague
WITHIN the oolGeIs OF our slale' Inc markets OF
the world would at once ne closed against our stock
raj ers' ana every nelg1Dorlng state actuated by
motives OF self preservation, would MAINTAIN rigid
quarantine regulations against the e5TesS OF their
stock, which would inevitably accomplish the